WindowSMART Changelog

What's new in WindowSMART 2015 3.3.8.6

Aug 7, 2015
  • Added support for Windows 10
  • Windows 10 logo certified
  • Windows 8.1 logo certified
  • Fixed numerous bugs

New in WindowSMART 2015 3.3.6.24 (Jun 25, 2015)

  • Notify My Android stopped working due to NMA server deprecation on May 23, 2015. This release updates NMA so that Android users will start receiving NMA alerts again.

New in WindowSMART 2015 3.3.5.19 (May 21, 2015)

  • [HSS Classic only] Fixed an entry point not found DLL error that prevented some users from getting SMART data.
  • Improved product update and other alerts so the alert would tell you which computer was affected.

New in WindowSMART 2015 3.3.4.9 (Apr 10, 2015)

  • Fixed Snarl alerts; they never worked right but now they use the Growl API so they should work. Snarl API doesn't send notifications from a Windows Service, so the Growl API is used instead
  • Fixed a bug where folks used to see valid data for a disk but saw a question mark after installing any 3.1 version
  • Removed Boxcar support. Boxcar was sold to another company which scrapped the API we used. We recommend using Pushover or Prowl instead
  • Enhanced SSD support; tested on additional SSDs
  • Lots of minor bug fixes; many, many minor bugs and annoyances. Also included some performance improvements

New in WindowSMART 2013 3.1.10.22 (Apr 10, 2015)

  • Fixed a bug in the how the service shuts down on a system reboot or shutdown, which may cause an unclean shutdown alert to be sent the next time Windows is started
  • Various minor bug fixes and performance improvements

New in WindowSMART 2013 3.1.9.25 (Apr 10, 2015)

  • Fixed a bug in the unclean shutdown alert that may lead to a service crash

New in WindowSMART 2013 3.1.9.15 (Sep 16, 2013)

  • New:
  • Support for CSMI-based controllers and disks, Seagate SSDs, new OCZ SSDs
  • Pushover notification client on Android and iOS, notifications of unclean system shutdowns and power events.
  • Fixed BSOD error on Windows 8.

New in WindowSMART 2013 3.0.14.26 (Feb 27, 2013)

  • New - main window is expandable, Storage Space phantom disks are detected and reported.
  • Fixed - Storage Space phantom disks may cause an error.
  • Improved - group policy, bug reporting, list of know virtual disks, main UI button control.

New in WindowSMART 2013 3.0.14.7 (Feb 9, 2013)

  • New - report bugs and upload debug logs direct from the application.
  • Improved - improved mail notifications, send messages securely via SSL-enabled mail.
  • Bug fixes - fixed problem where main service would crash when checking for updates. Numerous other minor enhancements and fixes.

New in WindowSMART 2013 3.0.12.20 (Dec 28, 2012)

  • New - emergency backup to local disk or remote share, thermal shutdown if disk is overheated for 3 consecutive polling intervals, daily email summary of alerts, reporting to SCOM
  • Improvements - support for Windows 8 storage spaces, simplified installation, better Active Directory integration

New in WindowSMART 2012 2.2.10.3 (Oct 4, 2012)

  • Bug fixes: application would crash when clicking Exit on trial nag screen
  • tray application would crash if subsequent message boxes were opened without closing the first one
  • error message was displayed when double-clicking the tray icon in some Windows Server operating systems.

New in WindowSMART 2012 2.2.8.28 (Aug 29, 2012)

  • Bug fixes:
  • fixed broken automatic update checker
  • fixed service startup that could generate erroneous alerts if certain events occurred in the wrong order.
  • New feature:
  • added client tray application so alerts appear on the desktop and are viewable by non-administrative users.

New in WindowSMART 2012 2.2.7.26 (Jul 27, 2012)

  • Bug fixes:
  • disks attached to Silicon Image controllers were not reporting identity correctly (SiI 3512 still not working)
  • text on main UI ran off screen
  • email alerts didn't work when GPO template used
  • Enhancement:
  • when registering user offered to restart service immediately instead of manually

New in WindowSMART 2012 2.2.7.19 (Jul 20, 2012)

  • Lots of bug fixes, mainly with SSDs - life left warnings were not firing on user-defined thresholds, temperature on Samsung SSDs was reported incorrectly, UI fixes
  • Added support for Plextor SSDs (FW 1.05 and later)
  • Added support for Windows Group Policy configurations and enterprise management